REGINA - Snow routes have been declared in the city of Regina.
In a news release the city states that as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, there is no parking on snow routes until 6 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21. Snow routes are identified by blue signs with a white snowflake.
What a snow routes declaration means is there is no on-street parking along the identified routes for a 24-hour period. The city says the parking ban will "allow crews to plow the roads from curb to curb, improving traffic flow along the busy roadways. It will also help ensure roads are passable for emergency response vehicles."
The city says vehicles which remain parked on the snow route during the temporary parking ban will be ticketed, and could also be towed to an adjacent block during the plow.
The snow route declaration comes as a major winter storm makes its way through Saskatchewan, providing Regina with its first significant dump of snow of the winter. Regina was under a snowfall warning as of Tuesday morning.
The city says the public can stay up to date on snow routes by downloading Regina’s Sweep&Plow app or by signing up for custom phone or email notifications on the City’s website at Regina.ca/SnowRoutes. The public can also follow the City’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
In response to the winter weather hitting Regina, the City’s dedicated crews are out in full force keeping the roads safe and residents moving.
As for the snowfall response from the city, they are reporting that Regina has received four cm of snow over the past 24 hours.
The city is reporting that winter crews were deployed last night to do ice control ,and will continue working around the clock to ensure traffic keeps flowing. According to their statement, winter crews are providing a full storm response with graders, sanders and sidewalk machines.
The city also says that based on the snowfall forecast for the city, a systematic plow of all major roads will commence before Wednesday morning. There are also 20 sand stations filled with free sand for residents’ use and a map of the sandbox locations can be found on Regina.ca/Snow.
The city of Regina is also urging residents to slow down and leave extra time and plan routes in advance that would stay on priority roads, or consider using Regina Transit.
